Fresh off the heels of the infamous Dirt Fest at Birch Run, the Metro Detroit area will host a new festival for the first time this year called Motors and Music. This is a festival created by the same man who brought you Dirt Fest, Matt Dalton. Taking his knowledge of festivals and what people want to do and hear, he has created a new event dedicated to music and cars, two things we love here in the Motor City.
The festival will take Place August 18 in the parking lot of the Pontiac Silverdome, which was once the play place of the Detroit Lions. This event features music from a wide array of acts including Stone Temple Pilots, Ice T and Coco, the return of Chiodos, Trick Trick, Hush, Mayer Hawthorne, The High Strung and even a DJ set by Dominic Raiola (Detroit Lions). They will also have a car show and other acts including performers from the Detroit Circus. Basically, this won’t just be a concert, but it will be a full day of drinking, eating, music, cars and fun!
The whole event kicks off at 11 a.m. and tickets are only $35 for general admission for the day. Ballers who want to have an even more intense experience can purchase VIP tickets that include a designated seat close to the stage and your own private bar to drink at with little to no lines throughout the day!
This past Saturday the weekend took us on a short road trip. We drove up I-75 to Birch Run, but not to go to the outlet stores. Instead we were there for a day of drinking, fun, and oh yeah there was some music too!
Saturday was Dirt Fest 2012 featuring a bunch of awesome bands including Clutch, Chiodos, Wilson and The Scenery. At first the weather had us a little worried, but the rain stayed away for most of the day. The show was a huge hit, thanks to the hard work of Matt Dalton, along with his family and crew. Here are some pictures highlighting the day, along with a couple of songs from The Scenery and Bye Bye Birdy. (Special thanks to the beautiful and talented Jennica!)
If you missed out on Dirt Fest this year, don't you worry. It will be back around next year. If you can't wait until then, there is another great festival this weekend. It is presented by some of the same great folks, with a couple of the same great bands plus many, many more. Motors & Music Experience will be making its way to The Pontiac Silverdome this Sunday. The lineup includes Chiodos, Stone Temple Pilots and Mayer Hawthorne, just to name a few. For a full lineup, click here.
Great job to all of the bands and people involved with Dirt Fest. It was a ton of fun! And thanks to everyone that hung out with us Saturday! We hope you had as much fun as we did!
Tuesday night, former local boy, Mayer Hawthorne also known as Andrew Mayer Cohen or Haircut, performed to a sold out crowd at the Majestic Theatre. He played for a solid hour and a half to a mixed ages crowd of people who had a great time dancing and watching the performance. I have to admit that I was not familiar with this act prior to going to the show, but halfway through the set I caught myself shaking my ass and having a great time! I loved that he had a lot of great things to say about Detroit, since he hasn't lived here since 2008. I also loved hearing him give a shout out to J Dilla, a local hip hop legend. His music could be described as soul music for 2012. It is very forward, but definitely has its roots in the performers of the past including Curtis Mayfield or Smokey Robinson. The famous Camera Jesus was there shooting photos. So keep checking out camerajesus.com to see when he puts some photos up from this show. All the performers wore some great suits that are worth checking out. We are glad that we got to see this former Ann Arbor boy play. He is doing this wonderful state proud!
